Still

Good morning, all. You know it has been nearly six years since I published my first poem on my blog!  I went back to my very first post on my blog for today and guess what? I was a bastion of optimism then and still am today. 

Surety

I have a surety within me, that

Everything is going to be all right

That I'm reaching the end of these trials,

That I'm nearing the end of my night.

There is a sturdy growth of hope, happiness,

And joy that is budding from seeds within my soul

There is a metamorphic rock of renewed faith

Being unearthed for all who will, to behold.

As the dawn breaks, because

Night time is o'er

My soul rejoices because

My troubles will be no more.

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Six Years Later - Answer to Surety

Have learned to speak to souls, myself included 

Words of encouragement and of comfort

By using the gift that has been granted me

I never thought that being a poet would

Be my retirement destiny

Yet, I love doing it because writing words

Of inspiration is a gift that sets men free

And I am so glad that this is one of the gifts

That was handed to me.

1. Define surety.
2. Explain the following phrases: nearing the end of my night; metamorphic rock of renewed faith Use one of them to tell of a life experience that you have had.
3. According to the second poem, have troubles ceased for the writer? Substantiate.

Doing What I Can, While I Can Because I Care,

Alma L. Stepping On Jones